Brooklyn Neighborhood

The furor over Mayor Adams’ indescretion is at full steam and regardless how you feel how he may be doing morally it seems prudent to advise how he has treated Brooklyn in the past.  The short is that he has been good to Brooklyn.  The long is that, for some, that may not matter at [...]

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photo credit: stevebott The Brooklyn Action Corps (the fancy name for our neighborhood association) has several open positions and we need your help. The coming year or so will be amongst the most pivotal in the neighborhood’s history. Chip in and help Brooklyn’s continued progress. Our next General Neighborhood Meeting is on January 28th at [...]

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Members of the Hosford Abernethy and Brooklyn Neighborhood Associations met Tuesday, January 13 to discuss train noise and traffic issues associated with existing freight trains and anticipated light rail trains along the rail corridor between OMSI and the Brooklyn Yards. The following is a summary of our current understanding of the laws and policies regarding [...]

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A series of very important meetings will be held over the next couple of weeks in regards to the introduction of  MAX light rail and the future design of SE 16TH and a17TH Avenues in the Brooklyn Neighborhood.  Several new design changes are being suggested by TriMet and the City of Portland, and neighborhood input [...]

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